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My old 379

wisfilrui379

wisfilrui379

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I'm a new in this forym i had following slammed379's thread since the beginning and in June 2014 i purchased a 1998 379 and i absolutely fell in love with it. I worked the truck for a while and on October 18 , my birthday i decided i was parking the truck and painting the frame.

Well its almost a year and I still haven't finished the truck to the point where I can say it's completed, but I hope to get back on the road in the next few months.

I make this thread with the hopes of sharing my experiences,obstacles, and achievents so far and learn and share opinions and advice with other fellow members.
 
DoyleX

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Keep taking care of it like that you'll see another 2 mil.
 
wisfilrui379

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DoyleX said:
Keep taking care of it like that you'll see another 2 mil.
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Thanks DoyleX I hope to get to 3 million without major work. Truck was 200k on a cat overhaul next inframe I'd like to convert to an acert or modern 3406e block and start from scratch.
 
DoyleX

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I wouldn't worry about the components much at 30 yrs old. The frame after 30 yrs of northern corrosion takes a toll on every crossmember, bracket and body panel. Nowadays with all the fancy ice chemicals I'd be thinking 20yrs...
 
wisfilrui379

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DoyleX said:
I wouldn't worry about the components much at 30 yrs old. The frame after 30 yrs of northern corrosion takes a toll on every crossmember, bracket and body panel. Nowadays with all the fancy ice chemicals I'd be thinking 20yrs...
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Yeah Wisconsin winters give the trucks a beating. I sand blasted the frame epoxy primer and chassis saver.

The chassis saver fades in the sun and I was ok with that. My plan originally was to give it a freshening to go back trucking and take the cab and sleeper later to have more room to paint the entire frame cream color after stretching.
 
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Funny how a smaller project like painting the frame can get out of hand in a hurry ain't it? What have you been driving in the meantime?
 
wisfilrui379

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rockytopcummins said:
Funny how a smaller project like painting the frame can get out of hand in a hurry ain't it? What have you been driving in the meantime?
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absolutely and the budget gets out of hand pretty quick. I own a small trucking company I haven't been out in the road since March.

I reorganized business early this year and didn't lease any drivers out to my company since it's hard to find honest hard working individuals. So right now I have two drivers that stay busy and earn their money and allow me to put food on the table and keep the business running.

I havent made no real progress on the truck since i bought a house with 4 acres in june and a moved out of the building I was leasing in July. I can honestly say that you don't know how much stuff you got until you have to move :cool:

I spent most of my summer organizing and sorting through my junk and listing on ebay and Craigslist.
 
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These are some toolbox covers that slip over and give the truck a nice smooth look. I had a local machine shop make me some aluminum steps.uploadfromtaptalk1442546084643.jpg


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Im not planning on keeping the fenders, I just got a great deal on them. Once I start hauling I'm planning on getting a 5" drop beam and get in touch with horse to bag the axle. Then I will get some original fenders local parts house quoted me 890 for a set with liners
 
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